By Kawade Shibataro, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryWorked in silver, gilt and shosen (partially wireless) enamels depicting a cockerel, hen and chick, the feathers in typical graduations of colour, the eyes and beak in gilt wire with details to the plumage in silver wire, reserved on a pale-blue ground, bordered by stylised leaves, signed on the bottom right Kawade within a gourd-shaped seal; the underside decorated in gilt wire with two large floral and one moon-shaped cartouche over scrolling foliage on a blue ground; with a wooden storage box. 29.5cm x 29.5cm (11 5/8in x 11 5/8in). (2).